How to love and care for yourself unconditionally
Are you able to relax, have fun, and enjoy the simple pleasures of life? Or do you: have trouble falling or staying asleep? smoke,…
Mental Health
Caring for older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adults
Current discussions on the unique health issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations have prompted the healthcare professions to reexamine their mission…
Too young to be a nurse leader?
Marla Johnson began her career on an oncology unit after graduating from a BSN program 4 years ago. She achieved certification and regularly takes…
Health, safety, & wellness
To meet your New Year’s resolutions, take the SMART approach—Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timebound.
From our readers…Lights, camera, action—and don’t giggle!
The author shares the rewards of creating a video about what telephone triage nurses do.
Grace under fire: Surviving and thriving in nursing by cultivating resilience
Resilience can be an asset to you in your career.
From our readers…Hunger advocacy for nurses
Since the mid-1990s, the number of hungry people worldwide has been steadily increasing. Currently about 925 million people worldwide are hungry—about 1 in 7…
Taking the first steps to serving on a board
Nurses have a singular perspective on patient care and community health. With our training and experience, we can inform and improve healthcare decisions in…
A troubled life, a difficult death
Editor’s note: National Homelessness Awareness Week is November 10-18. Like many of our homeless patients, “Sarah” was a bundle of contradictions. She came from…
Carefronting: An innovative approach to managing conflict
Nick Chase is an emergency department (ED) charge nurse. He and Michelle Stanley have worked together for the past 3 years. Their relationship has…
Have we lost our ability (and our sensitivity) to communicate in healthcare?
Read Donna Cardillo’s October blog here.
From our readers: The art of self-disclosure
One aspect of the “art” of nursing is appropriate self-disclosure. Nurses and other healthcare providers often have an opportunity to share information about their…
How to love and care for yourself unconditionally
Are you able to relax, have fun, and enjoy the simple pleasures of life? Or do you: have trouble falling or staying…
Caring for older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adults
Current discussions on the unique health issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations have prompted the healthcare professions to reexamine…
Too young to be a nurse leader?
Marla Johnson began her career on an oncology unit after graduating from a BSN program 4 years ago. She achieved certification and…
Health, safety, & wellness
To meet your New Year’s resolutions, take the SMART approach—Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timebound.
From our readers…Lights, camera, action—and don’t giggle!
The author shares the rewards of creating a video about what telephone triage nurses do.
Grace under fire: Surviving and thriving in nursing by cultivating resilience
Resilience can be an asset to you in your career.
From our readers…Hunger advocacy for nurses
Since the mid-1990s, the number of hungry people worldwide has been steadily increasing. Currently about 925 million people worldwide are hungry—about 1…
Taking the first steps to serving on a board
Nurses have a singular perspective on patient care and community health. With our training and experience, we can inform and improve healthcare…
A troubled life, a difficult death
Editor’s note: National Homelessness Awareness Week is November 10-18. Like many of our homeless patients, “Sarah” was a bundle of contradictions. She…
Carefronting: An innovative approach to managing conflict
Nick Chase is an emergency department (ED) charge nurse. He and Michelle Stanley have worked together for the past 3 years. Their…
Have we lost our ability (and our sensitivity) to communicate in healthcare?
Read Donna Cardillo’s October blog here.
From our readers: The art of self-disclosure
One aspect of the “art” of nursing is appropriate self-disclosure. Nurses and other healthcare providers often have an opportunity to share information…